Project Grant V420A150018

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award provides $304,695 to Digital Copilot, Inc. to develop and validate predictive algorithms for aircraft maneuvering in the airport environment. The goal is to create a low-cost, tablet-based system that can predict aircraft movements and enhance situational awareness for general aviation pilots at airports without air traffic control towers. This innovation leverages advances in...

This Project Grant award of $400,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to enhance the ability of Hampton University and Georgia Piedmont Technical College to form external partnerships that boost academic and innovative growth. The collaborative proposal seeks to create a structure for developing regional innovation ecosystems, with the goal of establishing a partnership ecosystem, strengthening partnership...

This federal Project Grant award of $400,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) aims to enhance the ability of primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and emerging minority-serving institutions (EMSIs) to form and sustain long-term partnerships with industry and non-governmental organizations. The initiative, titled "EPIIC: Strategic University Practices to Expand Research (SUPER) Partnerships," is a...

This $271,162 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under the Air Transportation Centers of Excellence program (CFDA 20.109) supports research by Purdue University focused on FAA-identified priorities and mitigating prior research gaps related to weather conditions impacting air transportation. The award, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will leverage Purdue's expertise as a prominent...

The City of Austin was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The grant funding will be used to launch the Austin Downtown Entertainment District Pilot Project, which aims to build trust in the police and gain legitimacy with the community. The project has two primary components: training implementation and sub-award issuance and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $295,591 to the University of Kentucky Research Foundation will develop a deep graph neural network-based foundation model to quantify and predict place-based innovation (PBI) factors. The key products and services to be delivered include: Modeling the time and capital requirements for PBI product development and commercialization. Assessing the impacts of...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $717,600 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Asset Concessions and Innovative Finance Assistance program (CFDA 20.945) is intended to facilitate and evaluate public-private partnerships in transportation infrastructure development. The primary objectives are to assist the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, doing business as Enterprise Application Services, in identifying underutilized properties and providing reports and plans...

The National Policing Institute (NPI) was awarded a $110,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). This funding will be used to set up and maintain an online Community of Practice (CoP) to facilitate conversations, share information, and support law enforcement agencies seeking accreditation. The CoP will provide real-time...

This $638,563 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Performance Partnership Grants (CFDA 66.605) program supports the Poarch Band of Creek Indians' (PBCI) environmental programs. The funding will enhance PBCI's capacity to address its top environmental priorities, improve performance, and strengthen the partnership between PBCI and the EPA. Key activities include surface water monitoring, air quality management, prescribed burning research, and...

This $350,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) will enable Canisius University of Buffalo, New York to build regional innovation partnerships to enhance STEM workforce development. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EPIIC: CONNECT FOUR, BUILDING REGIONAL INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT," aims to scale up the university's capacity to develop and sustain...